The Festival of Cultural Exchange among Areas and Regions Nationwide was opened in Hanoi on October 6, 2008 in the presence of Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.
Jetstar Pacific, Vietnam’s budget airlines, on September 9, 2008 officially launched two international routes linking Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok in Thailand and Siem Riep in Cambodia.
Visitors both inside and outside the country now will have the opportunity to explore the Nuoc Mooc ecotourism site that opened in central Quang Binh province on August 31, 2008.